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California has again stayed one step ahead of satirists with a new program creating $630 million dollars in set-asides for "certified" 51% LGBTQ-owned businesses. Unlike California voters as a group, the applicants must be US citizens or legal residents. They can waive the $899 certification fee if a member is of a recognized California LGBTQ group. It is a misdemeanor to pretend to be straight and apply for the program.
When do you think California's first Somalian LGBTQ organization will appear?
What if an applicant is closeted? Must one flame to claim as it were? Just asking for a friend.
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The jokes write themselves.
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Wonderful post.
"Unlike California voters as a group..."
Wonderful.
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This should be fun to watch.
But it's not, because the thought wanders across my mind, "If this can happen in California, it could happen in America too..."
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How to prove you are “officially gay” to the state
Certification depends on a bureaucratic process centered on personal identity. The Supplier Clearinghouse presents on its website a list of requirements, including letters from LGBT organizations confirming the applicant’s sexual orientation, news articles identifying the person as LGBT, three letters from personal contacts written on company letterhead attesting to their homosexual orientation, and additional documents such as discrimination complaints or medical certificates.
The National LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce and Allies also issues certifications. Anyone who falsifies information may face up to one year in prison.
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When Black/Brown set asides were enacted there was a crisp market established for shelf companies “owned” by the required minority. There was a more-or-less accepted uplift on contracts that went to the “owners.” I wonder if the gay markup) with be more than or less than the black/brown markup? You can add this to the list of reason why CA power bills to residential owners is so high.
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